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3. Remove brake hose retaining clip and brake hose from strut.
4. Remove and discard cotter pin from drive shaft.
5. Remove nut retainer from drive shaft.
6. Loosen lock nut from drive shaft using power tool.
7. Remove brake caliper using power tool, leaving hy draulic brake hose attached. Position caliper aside
using wire. Refer to BR-36, "BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation"
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CAUTION:
• Do not twist or stretch the brake hose.
• Do not depress brake pedal while brake caliper is removed.
8. Put alignment marks on disc rotor and wheel hub and bearing assembly, then remove disc rotor.
9. Remove front strut to steering knuckle bolts and nuts, then separate front strut from the steering knuckle.
Refer to FSU-9, "Removal and Installation"
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10. Using a piece of wood and a hammer, tap on the lock nut to dis- engage drive shaft from wheel hub.
CAUTION:
• Do not place drive shaft joint to an extreme angle. Also be careful not to over extend slide joint.
• Do not allow drive shaft to hang down without support.
NOTE:
Use suitable puller if drive shaft cannot be separated from wheel
hub and bearing assembly.
11. Remove retaining bracket to support bearing bracket bolts.
12. Remove RH drive shaft from transaxle assembly. • Use Tool (A) and suitable tool (B) while inserting tip of tool
between housing and transaxle assembly.
CAUTION:
Do not place drive shaft join t at an extreme angle when
removing drive shaft. Do not overextend slide joint.
13. Remove the differential side oil seal. Refer to TM-197, "Removal
and Installation" (REOF10D), TM-398, "Removal and Installa-
tion" (REOF10E).
INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
• Do not use power tools to tighten wheel hub lock nut.
• Do not reuse the cotter pin or the wheel hub lock nut.
• Install a new differential side oil seal. Refer to TM-197, "Removal and Installation"
(REOF10D), TM-398,
"Removal and Installation" (REOF10E).
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Tool number (A) : KV40107500 ( — )
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- In order to prevent damage to differential side oil seal, place Tool(A) onto oil seal before inserting drive shaft as shown. Slide drive
shaft into slide joint and tap with a hammer to install securely.
• Install new circlip on drive shaft in the circular clip groove on tran- saxle side. Refer to FAX-20, "Disassembly and Assembly (RH)"
.
CAUTION:
Make sure the new circlip on the drive shaft is securely fas-
tened.
- After its insertion, try to pull the flange out of the slide joint by hand. If it pulls out, the circlip is not properly meshed with the transaxle
side gear.
• For QR25DE models, install the retaining bracket with the notch facing up and follow the bolt tightening
order.
• Align the marks made on rotor and front wheel hub and bearing.
INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT AFTER INSTALLATION
1. Check CVT fluid level and leakage. Refer to TM-84, "Adjustment" (REOF10D), TM-286, "Adjustment"
(REOF10E).
2. Check wheel alignment. Refer to FSU-7, "Inspection and Adjustment"
.
3. Adjust the neutral position of the steering angle sensor. Refer to BRC-58, "Work Procedure"
.
Tool number : KV38106800 (J-34297)
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FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
Disassembly and Assembly (LH)INFOID:0000000009464444
DISASSEMBLY
Transaxle Side
1. Mount front drive shaft in a vise. CAUTION:
When mounting shaft in a vise, always use copper or alum inum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
3. Remove circlip and dust shield from slide joint housing.
4. Put matching marks on slide joint housing and shaft before separating joint assembly.
5. Remove stopper ring with a suitable tool, then pull out slide joint housing.
1. Circlip 2. Dust shield 3. Slide joint housing
4. Snap ring 5. Spider assembly 6. Stopper ring
7. Boot band 8. Boot 9. Shaft
10. Damper band 11. Damper 12. Boot band
13. Boot 14. Ball cage / Steel ball / Inner race assembly 15. Circlip
16. Joint sub-assembly Front
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6. Put matching marks on spider assembly and shaft.
7. Remove snap ring using a suitable tool, then remove spider assembly from shaft.
8. Remove boot from shaft.
9. Clean the old grease off of the slide joint assembly.
Wheel Side
1. Mount the front drive shaft in a vise. CAUTION:
When mounting shaf t in a vise, always use copper or al uminum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove boot bands and slide the boot back.
3. Screw a sliding hammer or suitable tool 30 mm (1.18 in) or more into threaded part of joint sub-assembly. Pull joint sub-assembly
out of shaft.
CAUTION:
• Align sliding hammer or suitab le tool and drive shaft then
remove joint sub-assembly by pulling directly.
• If joint sub-assembly cannot be removed after five or more unsuccessful attempts, replace the entire drive shaft
assembly.
4. Remove boot from shaft.
5. Remove circlip from shaft.
6. While rotating ball cage, clean the old grease off of the joint sub-assembly.
Damper
• Remove damper bands, then remove damper from shaft.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Shaft
• Replace shaft if there is bending, cracking, or other damage.
Joint Sub-Assembly
• Make sure there is no rough rotation or unusual axial looseness.
• Make sure there is no foreign material inside joint sub-assembly.
• Check joint sub-assembly for compression scars, cracks or fractures. CAUTION:
If there are any irregular conditions of joint sub-assembly components, replace the entire joint sub-
assembly.
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Slide Joint Housing
• Make sure there are no compression scars, cracks or
fractures or unusual wear of ball rolling surface.
• Make sure there is no damage to shaft screws.
• Make sure there is no deformation of boot installation parts.
Ball Cage
• Make sure there are no compression scars, cracks, fractures of sliding surface.
Steel Ball
• Make sure there are no compression scars , cracks, fractures or unusual wear.
Inner Race
• Check ball sliding surface for compression scars, cracks or fractures.
• Make sure there is no damage to serrated part.
CAUTION:
If there are any irregular condit ions in the component, replace with a new set of joint sub-assembly,
ball cage, steel ball and inner race.
Damper
• Check damper for cracks or wear. Install damper with new damper bands.
ASSEMBLY
Transaxle Side
1. Install new boot and new small boot band on shaft.
CAUTION:
• Cover drive shaft serration with tape to prevent damage to boot during installation.
• Do not reuse boot band and boot.
2. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft.
3. Install spider assembly securely, making sure the matching marks which were made during disassembly are properly aligned.
4. Install new snap ring using a suitable tool. CAUTION:
Do not reuse snap ring.
5. Pack drive shaft with specified amount of new grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent).
6. Install new stopper ring to housing of slide joint assembly. CAUTION:
Do not reuse stopper ring.
7. After installation, pull shaft to check engagement between slide joint assembly and stopper ring.
SFA800
Grease quantity : Refer to FAX-27, "Drive Shaft"
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8. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks) asshown.
CAUTION:
If there is grease on boot mounting surfaces (indicated by *
marks) of shaft and housing, boot may come off. Clean all
grease from surfaces.
9. Make sure boot installation length (L) is the length specified below. Insert a suitable tool into the large end of boot. Bleed air
from boot to prevent boot deformation.
CAUTION:
• Boot may break if boot installation length is less than standard value.
• Be careful that suitable tool does not contact inside surface of boot.
10. Secure large and small ends of boot with new boot bands as shown.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse boot bands.
11. Install new dust shield to slide joint housing. CAUTION:
Do not reuse dust shield.
12. After installing housing and shaft, make sure boot posit ion is correct. If boot position is not correct, remove
old boot bands then reposition the boot and secure with new boot bands.
Wheel Side
1. Insert the amount of grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease or equiv-
alent) into joint sub-assembly serration hole until grease begins
to ooze from ball groove and serration hole. After inserting
grease, use a shop cloth to wipe off old grease that has oozed
out.
2. Cover serrated part of shaft with tape. Install new boot band and boot to shaft. Be careful not to damage boot.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse boot band and boot.
3. Remove protective tape wound around serrated part of shaft. Boot installation length (L) : Refer to
FAX-27, "Drive
Shaft"
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4. Attach new circlip to shaft. The circlip must fit securely into shaft groove. Attach nut to joint sub-assembly.
Use a suitable tool to press-fit.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse circlip.
5. Insert the amount of new grease (Genuine NISSAN Grease or equivalent) listed below into housing from
large end of boot.
6. Install boot securely into grooves (indicated by * marks) as shown.
CAUTION:
If there is grease on boot mounting surfaces (indicated by *
marks) of shaft and housing, boot may come off. Remove
all grease from surfaces.
7. Make sure boot installation length (L) is the specified length indi- cated below. Insert a suitable tool into the large end of boot.
Bleed air from boot to prevent boot deformation.
CAUTION:
• Boot may break if boot installation le ngth is less than standard value.
• Be careful that suitable tool does not contact inside surface of boot.
8. Install new large and small boot bands securely using Tool.
CAUTION:
• Do not reuse boot bands.
• Secure boot band so that dimension (M) meets specifica- tion as shown.
9. After installing housing and shaft, rotate boot to check whether or not the actual position is correct. If boot
position is not correct, remove old boot bands t hen reposition the boot and secure with new boot bands.
RAC0049D
Grease quantity : Refer toFAX-27, "Drive Shaft"
Boot installation
length (L) : Refer to
FAX-27, "Drive
Shaft"
Tool number : KV40107300 ( — )
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Dimension (M) : Refer to FAX-28, "Boot Bands".
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Damper
1. Use new damper bands for installation.CAUTION:
Do not reuse damper bands.
2. Install damper from stationary-joint side while holding it securely.
Disassembly and Assembly (RH)INFOID:0000000009464445
DISASSEMBLY
Transaxle Side
1. Mount shaft in a vise. CAUTION:
When mounting shaf t in a vise, always use copper or al uminum plates between vise and shaft.
2. Remove circlip and dust shield from slide joint housing. Dimension (A) : Refer to
FAX-27, "Dynamic Damper"
Dimension (B) : Refer to FAX-27, "Dynamic Damper"
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1. Joint sub-assembly 2. Circlip 3. Ball cage / Steel ball / Inner race assembly
4. Boot bands 5. Boot 6. Shaft
7. Damper bands 8. Damper 9. Boot band
10. Boot 11. Stopper ring 12 Spider assembly
13. Snap ring 14. Slide joint housing 15. Dust cover
16. Snap ring 17. Bearing 18. Retaining bracket
19. Snap ring 20. Dust shield 21. Dust shield
22. Circlip Front
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